Teens and digital activities in museums

Teens and digital activities

Katherine Biggs Education Manager: Samsung Digital Discovery Centre

Fashion photography

DJ workshop

Filmmaking

Animation

Jewellery design

• Who comes along?

• How do they hear about the activities?

“I wanted to try something different”

What works well?

•Independence

•Useful skills

•Working with professionals

•Working together

“It taught me a lot and has made me more interested in photography and fashion”

What doesn’t?

•Mixed age groups

•Too many constraints

•Lack of choice

“It gave you a chance to be creative”

What next?

•Specialist sessions for 16-18’s

“I loved the independence of what we could do”

“When’s the next one?”